Sennheiser IE 4

Advantages: Accurate and honest sound with a balanced frequency range. A very strong wire and quality of performance for a solid 5+, the sound is excellent, but consider everything described below when buying.
2 years warranty
The whole price is really 70% directed to the sound, here the Germans +.
Very comfortable to sit in the ears.
Headphones are closed, can create a vacuum in the ear canal (which, of course, is undesirable for speakers), so sound insulation is decent (70-80%, and perhaps lucky and will not pick up the bus (no joke)).
Very light and invisible in the ears.

Disadvantages: The disadvantage of honest sound is that it does not hide anything, including the recording noise. Classics, for example, or other quiet recordings will have to be listened to with background hiss. But this is not critical, but to know.
Loud and sometimes rattle at mid-frequencies, there are sibilants, a little cut hearing, hissing in particular. Maybe it will pass with time, I can not say. The sound is sharp and, apparently, is designed exclusively for vocals. There is no volume in sound, everything is in German clearly, prudently and without unnecessary colors.
There is a microphone effect. But, put the wire up and behind the ear, pulled the piece, connecting the wire so as not to fall out - and there is no problem.

Comment: One of the best wires that I have seen for my experience with the use of plugs. In the cold, it does not dune, does not break. The embouchures are made of silicone and are also very high quality. Workmanship at the highest level. The sound is overweight on medium, then high and then only bass .. of course, you can wind it up with an equalizer, but you will get a buzz and overlapped mid and high frequencies. So the basses here are moderate, they are there and thanks to the Germans. True, this is on "cold" headphones, everything can improve further .. I advise you to have a high-quality sound source with this model and then everything will be fine, but you will not hear subwoofer bass, as well as depth and volume. Only clear, detailed mid-range sound. I think they will serve year 2 calmly.
Eventually:
Very specific and narrow-special, keep in mind when buying all of the above features. If you need reliable, durable plugs, with a detailed crystal sound without fat and unnecessary emotions and colors - this is the best solution in this price range. If you need bass, fat, emotions - you to Sony.

Advantages: There is already all written to me. I want to not be not happy with the purchase of a shit - that's what I am writing here.

Disadvantages: It seems to me constructive hlipkovat. But I wish to make sure that I am wrong)

Comment: Since I know that bullshit senkhov Pts a lot - before buying went to the office site. There are their partner dealers. Among others, and the player (where at the moment the most attractive price). + 2-year warranty.
The ring in front of the silicone insert from the metal of the original (you can gently knock on the tooth, you will understand the difference with plastic). The person who rated it as a terrible model, in all likelihood, bought a fake. I will not say that the sound is straight-fall (although I’m not a music lover myself, and they haven’t gotten warm yet), but I really like it. It is more convenient for me to wear the wire behind the ear and pull the skid to the throat. With this landing completely disappears microphone effect. All the fun of shopping!
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The time has passed, it makes sense to add.
Ears satisfied, use constantly. No problem . The main thing is not to buy shit. Good luck!
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About strength, they came under me when tossing and turning on the couch was not weak. By the time I noticed them, they were in a great crash test. This is not rubbing with palms))) but almost with a centner))) barely disentangled, but Senhi is up to par - not killed (ugh, three times) Fell - I don’t count at all how many times. Frost is not terrible for them either. Good ears!

Advantages: - great sound quality
- wear resistance
- quality of materials

Disadvantages: - the ability to extract bass strikes on the wire

Comment: For 2 years of use, the quality of sound has already become used, but the durability of these headphones surprises more and more. During this time, they survived a lot: they were repeatedly twisted into a single mass in a dream, experienced a huge amount of extreme pulling out of their ears, visited a six-month-old Labrador puppy. Nevertheless, they still work fine and do not show signs of illness.
At least worth the money

Advantages: Still, the senheiser .. I tried a lot of things, there is no better senh.
The sound is correct — the equalizer is not in the phone or in the player.
The quality of the materials is excellent, a serious, not cheap thing is felt.
lasted 2 years it turns out very aggressive operation.

Disadvantages: 2 years later, the left ear suddenly refused .. something with a plug .. so sorry, I already thought that they absolutely everything for nothing .. would have to either solder a new plug, or buy others.

Comment: UPD.

I bought altec lancing for 3500 rubles .. Then I decided to solder my ie4 from idleness.

By the way, 2 tips for those who may be like me to solder the plug of a domino.

Lacquer insulation with thin wires-hairs that are inside the cord, it is best to clean the asprin on the tablet. Just put the wires on the tablet and press it with a heated soldering iron. Luck peels off.
The soldered plug (I used my own, just ripping the plastic off of it) is very convenient to fit with a shrinking tube. We cut off the tube of the desired length, put it on the plug, where the exposed wires and gently burned with a lighter, the cambric is tightened tightly. In St. Petersburg there is a cambric in Chip & Dip for revolts .. 70 rubles per 1 meter.

Advantages: - Excellent elastic bass;
- Great sound in general;
- Excellent ideology - no show off and pathos. You pay for the functionality, not for the packaging, the brand, the red cord (well, you understand). I would like to see more similar products on the market, the price of which at the maximum includes the functionality of the purchased item;
- Silicone cord, which does not dubeet in the cold;
- Extraordinary survivability: I have never lived headphones for more than half a year, they have been working for 2.5 years now;
- Affordable price.

Disadvantages: The minus follows from the plus: due to the fact that the packaging and the simplest design can not distinguish a fake from the original. For such a price there are no more flaws.

Comment: The best headphones in the category of 2-3 thousand. I listen to electronic music. Player - Cowon J3. Speaking of warming up: I liked the sound more at the very beginning.

Advantages: Beautiful and clear sound for such a price! The previous ones were the CX300II, in which the basses were beating everything ... These are also very powerful basses, but the medium ones also work well and high.

Disadvantages: In my opinion thinish wire. Although it turned out to be very durable.

Comment: Be careful of fakes! You can not give a link to the article, as it is on the seller's website, but look for sure! Because of the simplicity of the packaging, they often sell other headphones or just fakes, the original must be matte with a gold-plated plug!

Advantages: sound. excellent and smooth study of its frequency range.
reinforced wire-> does not tangle into hellish nodes
excellent sound insulation
and, Of course, quite adequate price

Disadvantages: Maybe the design is boring, but I do not care

Comment: I bought half a year ago, I use it constantly with cowon j3, everything is more than enough

for the money, you are unlikely to find something better

ps Many complain of a weak bass, so that's quite enough, the sound in these headphones is focused on honesty, and not on rupture of the eardrum.

Advantages: Yes, yes and yes. Wonderful headphones. Bass does not crush, as in many models, but plays as it should, and believe me, you will not be enough, with a good player, it will play so that you inadvertently speed up the step!
Honestly, everything pleases. The sound is the first, second and third right away. They play great. Of course, for its price, of course, with a good source. I use COWON S9. This pair is really a powerful solution.
Price. Yes, rarely now the price can be considered a plus. But it is more than ever adequate.
Packaging. A definite plus. Perfect solution. Well, why do you need these huge shiny packaging? You are overpaying for them. Not much, but still. I bought headphones, and immediately threw away the packaging.
Strict appearance. For me, this is a huge plus. You can wear even with a black coat and it will not move.
Well, insulation. Higher praise. Percent 90% of the environment pressure. Add to this music, and you will hear absolutely nothing around.

Disadvantages: Perhaps the disadvantages are only in comparison with overhead headphones. I generally like the overhead more than liners. But, I repeat, for this category of headphones and for its price, the headphones are ideal.

Comment: Are you choosing headphones for use with a portable player? Wrestle what to buy? I would take IE-4.

Advantages: Wonderful (for its class) sound, which you would not expect from such tiny headphones. The wire is proryy and reliable. Packaging is a simple bag with a carton and a set of nozzles of various sizes; nothing superfluous increases the price.
I bought headphones twice. For the first time, a friend, now I still bought myself up to the pile to recruit others. The bottom line is that they are of two types: with a long wire and with a short + lock for wearing around the neck, that is, you need to look at what you buy depending on the need. Previously, they were supplied not for the masses, but for highly specialized specialists (monitor headphones, after all), hence this was such a long wire.

Disadvantages: The headphone case is simple, I would be glad if it were metal. But this is a niggle. Objectively, headphones are one of the best in their class, ay senkhov are the best in this price range.

Comment: Satisfied with the purchase completely. Headphones in the ears due to its size and weight sit like a glove, do not fall out, do not feel and do not create discomfort with prolonged use.

Advantages: Great sound quality. Good low and medium frequencies, lovers of heavy music like it. Although blues and jazz also go with a bang. Very low price. Approximately 1.6k. This is a bomb for the money. It seems reliable. Already 2 months of active use. Gorgeous soundproofing, the subway is not audible practically, but you do not fall out of this world either. The perfect balance between “what is this song” on the subway and “why do 10 cars follow me and honk”.

Disadvantages: When it comes to something: noisy. Wind is heard in the ears. But it all disappears as soon as you turn on the music. Weak design and packaging. But on this the buyer (and not the manufacturer) saves 500-600 rubles.

Comment: BEST model up to 2k. Seriously, I listened to a lot, everything that sounds no worse, is higher for the price of 500+ rubles.